Foundations of Law
The primary purpose of law
What is ensuring fairness and maintaining order in society?
Amendment protecting citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 4th Amendment?
Type of law that deals with crimes and punishments
What is criminal law?
Highest court in the United States
What is the US Supreme Court?
The agency that handles federal law enforcement and investigations
What is the FBI?
Name the three main sources of law
What are constitutions, statutes, and regulations?
Amendment that guarantees the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney
What is the 5th Amendment?
In civil law, the person who files the lawsuit
What is the plaintiff?
Process allows the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws
What is judicial review?
The term that refers to the legal requirement for fair treatment under the law
What is due process?
What is the term used when people must have a voice and generally see the system as fair?
What is Rule of Law?
What is the 6th Amendment?
Type of law that governs agreements between nations
What is international law?
Decision that people can reference back to about how the situation was handled before
What is precedent?
English document that established due process
What is the Magna Carta?
Code for government enforced laws
What are legal codes?
Amendment that guarantees protection from cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
Area of law that focuses on young people under the age of 18
What is juvenile law?
The legal term means that a person must be told why they were arrested
What is habeas corpus?
Person that must sign a warrant for it to be valid
What is a judge?
Codes from personal ethics or cultural traditions
What are moral codes?
Amendment that ensures equal protection under the law
What is the 14th Amendment?
Set of laws that apply to people in the military
The US Supreme Court case that confirmed the president is not above the law
What is US v Nixon?
Place where an illegal item may be in order for a police officer to be able to seize it without a warrant
What is in plain sight?